Heddle for looms.



- No. 772,300. 1 PATENTED OCT; 18', 1904.

- v M, B. GRIFFIN.

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UNITED STATES Patented. October 18, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE- HEDDLE FOR Looms.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 772,800, dated October 18, 1904.

Application filed January 9, 1904.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MICHAEL B. GRIFFIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pascoag, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented new and useful Improvements in Heddles for Looms, of

This invention relates to improvements in heddles for looms.

The object of the invention is to provide a heddle having formed on its ends means whereby the same may be readily attached to a heddle bar or frame.

A further object is to provide a heddle constructed in two parts secured together, thereby increasing the strength and durability of the same.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of a heddle constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is an edge view of the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective View showing the two parts of the heddle separated. Fig. 1 is a perspective view of another form of the invention. Fig. 5 is a detail transverse section taken on the plane indicated by the line a a of Fig. 4.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 denotes the heddle, formed of two thin flat metal strips 2 2, which are riveted together at intervals along their length, as shown at 3. Midway between their ends the strips warp-receiving eyes 4,which are adapted to register when the two parts of the heddle are brought together.

One .end of each heddle-strip 2 is bent upon itself to form a hook 5, said hooked ends being arranged at opposite ends of the heddle when the strips are brought together, as shown. The opposite ends of the strips are adapted to-bear on the hooks 5, said ends being slightly-bent, as at 6, to cover the hook 5 and form a guard 5 for the end of the same Serial No. 188,314. (No model.)

the heddle bar or frame.

In Fig. 4' of the drawings is shown a modified construction of heddle. instead of forming the same in two parts a single strip of metal 7 is bent upon itself transversely to form a channel-shaped rod. The

ends of the rod'are then slitted inwardly for I some distance, and said slitted endsare then In this instance twisted or turned at right angles to the plane of the body portion. One of the members at each end of the heddle is then bent .to form a hook 8, and the other member of the slitted ends is bent to form a guard 9, which slightly overlaps and projects longitudinally beyond the hook 8 in order to both guard the same and facilitate its engagment with the heddle bar or frame, as will be readily understood.

By the use of heddles constructed as herein shown and described it will be seen that they may be readily applied to a heddle bar or frame and in such a manner as to readily,permit any of the same to be removed separately without disturbing the others.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,

' Various changes in the form, proportion,

and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.-

Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

- 1. A heddle for looms, having at each end a reversely-bent portion forming a hook and a longitudinally-projecting portion bearing againstand extending longitudinally beyond the bill of the hook and the bend thereof, said extending portion being bent to cover the hook and form a guard for the same to prevent the accidental disengagement of thehook from the heddle bar or "frame, substantially as described.

2, A heddle for looms, formed of a single In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in'the presence of two sub scribing Witnesses. l MICHAEL B. GRIFFIN.

piece of material and comprising a channelshaped rod slit longitudinally at each end,-one of the slit portions at each end being bent to 5 form a hook and the other being bent to form a guard for said hook, substantially as described. l

I Vitnesses:

' FRANCIS FAGAN, M. P. GRIFFIN. 

